Do you hate working as a lawyer? Are you an unhappy lawyer who wants to leave the law, but isn’t sure what to do next? Do your family and friends think you’re crazy for wanting to leave the law, or are you too afraid to tell them you don’t want to be a lawyer? The Former Lawyer Podcast is for you! Each week, host Sarah Cottrell interviews a different former lawyer who has left the law behind. Hear inspiring stories about how these former lawyers are thriving and found their way to careers and lives they love.
Today, I am sharing my conversation with David Sparks. David practiced law for close to 30 years and he has only recently left his job in the law to focus on his growing side hustle, MacSparky. In our conversation, we spoke about many different things including what he has found surprising about leaving the law, some of the responses he’s…
Today is going to be a little bit of a spicy episode, and we’ll be talking today about The No Assholes Rule. I’m guessing that most of you in the legal profession have heard of this “rule”. It often comes up in interviews where you’re interviewing with a legal workplace. This happens most often in large firms, but not always….
On the latest episode of the Former Lawyer Podcast, I spoke with Ashley Chi. Ashley worked in Biglaw for seven years in patent litigation. Then, she went in-house and managed outside patent prosecution attorneys. Now, she works as a legal recruiter. The episode was listener-requested, looking for a former lawyer who had experience in Biglaw patent work and has had…
As you know, one of the things I do is share advice and strategies for aspiring former lawyers. Today, I’m going to talk about a question that comes up frequently when people are thinking about joining the Collab, do group programs work for introverts? I am an introvert myself, I totally understand feeling drained by interactions with people, even if…
On the latest episode of the Former Lawyer Podcast, I had a wonderful conversation with Kevin Ha. Kevin has a unique story compared to my other guests because he side hustled his way out of the legal profession and into a full-time blogger. I’m excited for you to hear this conversation about how he went from Biglaw to the government…
This week, I want to talk about an issue that I see come up so often for lawyers. What we’re going to talk about today is the mindset of “if you’re not suffering in the law, you’re not working hard enough.” It’s particularly prevalent in really toxic work environments or workplaces, where being consistently overworked is normalized. Want to learn…
